Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Days 17, 18, & 19 Austin - the capital of Texas

After all the fun in San Antonio, our Waltz Across Texas continued to Austin, the capital of Texas.  We arrived safely at our campground, which was not far from the city.

The civil engineers must have stayed up all night designing
these multi-layered bridges to accommodate Austin's traffic!

After getting settled at the RV park, Esther's Follies provided a vaudeville show
featuring the comedy of today's politics.  No matter your party, there was plenty to laugh about! 

An evening boat ride gave a nice view of downtown Austin. 

Our boat cruise intended to show us the million bats
leaving this bridge every evening…every evening except when there's an east wind.

While the bats were a no-show, the city lights were a treat.

Grillmasters Don and John finally let Guy toast the buns. 

Gourmet hot dogs, corn on the cob, salads, and a few stories! 

Our Austin city tour included a visit to the very beautiful capitol rotunda. 

Gathering in the shade outside the Bob Bullock Texas Museum. 

Jane took Tex into the museum and together they learned
about how the French explorers came to Texas.

At the LBJ library and museum, we entered into a nearly full size
replica of the LBJ Oval Office. 

Tex enjoyed the spring flowers at Lady Bird's Wildflower Center. 

Since every museum or visitor center includes a gift shop,
Tex has learned to have a little fun!  

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